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Lipoprotein Particle Blood Test

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 83704

This is a specialized blood test that measures the number and size of cholesterol-carrying particles in the blood, rather than just the total amount of cholesterol. It can identify a pattern of small, dense particles that is linked to a higher risk of heart disease even when standard cholesterol numbers look normal. It is generally used for a more detailed assessment of cardiovascular risk beyond a routine lipid panel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lipoprotein Particle Blood Test cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$25.70 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$25.12 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $25 to $51Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $33
$20$50$100facility $28professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$29.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$165.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$27.54

AK $66.07MD $25.70

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.